Studying in Kaiserslautern, Germany

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Studying in Kaiserslautern, Germany
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Centrally located in the heart of Europe
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Living in Kaiserslautern
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History
Culture
Lifestyle
Soccer
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History

• Prehistoric settlement in the area of what is now
  Kaiserslautern has been traced to at least 800
  B.C.
• Kaiserslautern received its name from the
  favourite hunting retreat of Holy Roman Emperor
  Frederick Barbarossa who ruled the Holy Roman
  Empire from 1155 until 1190.
• The French repeatedly invaded and occupied the
  area, residing in Kaiserslautern in 16861697.
  The entire Palatinate was the scene of fighting
  between French and German troops throughout the
  18th century. In 1713, the French destroyed
  Barbarossa's castle and the city's wall towers.
  From 1793 until Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo in
  1815, the area was under French administration.

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History

• In World War II, more than 60 of Kaiserslautern
  was destroyed by bombs from Allied aircraft. Of
  the 20,000 homes, 11,000 were destroyed or
  damaged.
• On 20 March 1945, as the last of Omar Bradley's
  1st Army crossed the Rhine at Remagen, the U.S.
  80th Division, 319th Infantry, part of George
  Patton's 3rd Army, seized Kaiserslautern without
  resistance. After the war was over, the
  construction for newly established garrisons of
  American troops brought economic growth to the
  area. Even today Americans play an important role
  in Kaiserslautern.

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Lifestyle and Culture

• Appearances of international jazz, rock and
  cabaret celebrities in the Kulturzentrum Kammgarn
  attract fans from all over the South-West.
• The unique location of the city in the Palatinate
  Forest offers ample possibilities for sports and
  leisure time activities in a natural environment.
• One can enjoy life in the many pubs and cafés in
  the Old Quarter of Kaiserslautern.
• Special events like the Skate Nights or the
  Mobile ice-skating rink during the winter time
  attract a lot of people.

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Soccer
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• The Fritz Walter Stadium belongs to the most
  beautiful arenas of Germany
• It was renovated at the beginning of the 90's.
• This heart of the Kaiserslautern sports
  provided 48,500 seats for the Soccer World Cup in
  2006.
• During the Soccer World Cup, about one million
  visitors watched the five matches at
  Fritz-Walter-Stadion, gathered for the Public
  Viewing, or populated the World Cup Mile.

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Technical University Kaiserslautern
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History of the TU Kaiserslautern

• 1970 Foundation of the twin Universities of
• Trier and Kaiserslautern
• 1st September, 2003 Renaming to
• Kaiserslautern University of Technology
  
• The only technology and science oriented
• University in Rhineland-Palatinate
• Germanys second largest University for
• distance learning

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Data, figures, facts

• 10 departments with 85 study programs
• Approximately 10,137 students
• 1.124 employees
• Professors 153
• Scientific staff 519
• Administration and technical staff 452
• Land area 38 ha (approx. 94 acres)

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Departments
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• Architecture, Urban and Environmental Planning,
  Civil Engineering
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Computer Science
• Electrical Engineering and Information
  Technology
• Mathematics
• Mechanical and Process Engineering
• Physics
• Social Sciences
• Economics and School of Management

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Institutes
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• DFKI (German Research Centre for Artificial
  Intelligence)
• IBWF (Institute for Biotechnology and Drug
  Research)
• IESE (Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental
  Software Engineering)
• IFOS (Institute for Surface and Thin Film
  Analysis)
• ITA (Research Institute for Technology andWork )
• ITWM (Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial
  Mathematics)
• IVW (Institute for Composite Materials)

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Research Fields
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• Ambient Intelligence
• Lightweight Construction
• Materials for Micro and Nanosystems
• Mathematics and Practice
• Drugs and Plant Protectants for the Future
• Optical Technologies and Laser controlled
  Processes

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Rankings

• 2007 WirtschaftsWoche Ranking
• Human Ressource Managers of 1000 leading
  companies have been asked for their favorite
  German university
• Industrial engineering was under the top ten
• Computer science achieved an outstanding 3rd
  place
• 2007 Karriere University Ranking
• First place in Electrical Engineering and
  Information Technology Department
• 2006 CHE University Ranking
• First place in Mathematics

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Faculty of Business Studies and Economics
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Faculty of Business Studies and Economics
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• Founded in 1981
• 2000 students
• The faculty focuses on fields in business
  economics such as
• Marketing
• Controlling and Accounting
• Financing
• Production Management
• Industrial Management
• Operations Research
• Economics
• Within the framework of national and
  international economics

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Faculty of Business Studies and Economics
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• The faculty offers degree courses in
• Business and management in combination with
• Computer science
• Chemistry
• Mechanical engineering
• Electrical engineering
• Process and environmental engineering
• Business and management studies with technical
  qualification
• Business and economics education/technical
  training
• Postgraduate courses in business studies and
  economics for engineers

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Business courses available in English
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• In addition to the courses in German language,
  the Faculty offers a number of courses in English
  to students with little or no knowledge of German
  
• Courses offered as lecture and seminar style
  courses
• Each course takes 2 to 4 hours per week
• In Summer term 2007 there was
• Multinational Management
• Management Control Systems
• Computational Intelligence
• Business Process Management
• Design for All / Inclusive Design
• Operations Management
• Economic Development and International
  Organizations
• Introduction to Economics II (Business)

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German Language Programs
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• Intensive German language courses within the
  scope of the International School of Graduate
  Studies are offered before the beginning of the
  lectures.
• These courses offer alongside social activities
  as trips to companies and cities in the area and
  wine-tastings.
• Additional courses are offered during lecture
  time.

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Why studying in Kaiserslautern?

• Attractive variety of courses of studies and
  disciplines
• Excellent quality of research and study verified
  through top positions in University rankings
• Reputable research centers located directly on
  campus
• Modern and manageable university campus
• Excellent student-professor ratio
• Practice-oriented education
• Future-oriented courses of study
• Wide variety of sporting, cultural, and leisure
  activities
• Favorable costs of living
• Foreign study programs with excellent supervision
  and lots of activities

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See you in Kaiserslautern!
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